Few voting-fraud cases found in state

[proud2BlibKansan]

TOPEKA — A candidate's push to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in Kansas is adding some conflict and attention to the campaign for secretary of state, usually an unnoticed race.

Candidate Kris Kobach, a law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City who helped author Arizona's new immigration law, says "the problem with voter fraud is a growing one in Kansas and one that requires a law enforcement approach to solve.

"Previous secretaries of state have not taken steps to solve the issue," said Kobach, a former chairman of the state Republican Party.

Current Secretary of State Chris Biggs, a Democrat, and his immediate predecessor, Republican Ron Thornburgh, have said voter fraud is so rare that it is not a significant threat to the integrity of elections.

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"As of June 2009, our records indicate a total of seven cases that had been referred to local, state, or federal authorities in the past five years," said secretary of state spokeswoman Abbie Hodgson. "Of those seven cases, only one was prosecuted."

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[SheilaT]

1. Yup.

Several years back -- after the 2004 election, if I recall correctly, the Kansas City Star did a major article about this problem. I think they found three people who were registered in both Kansas and Missouri and who had apparently voted on both sides of the state line. I think they were all Republicans, also, but I might be wrong about that.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Yes I remember that

And I also remember that a much larger problem was welfare fraud. People who filed in both KS and MO. That was more common.

But no, voter fraud has NEVER been a problem.

[beyurslf]

3. It seems I remember a study the Legislature had done several years ago to find Medicaid fraud

and they spent about $1 million to find fraud that totaled about $15,000.